Open AccessThermoluminescent response of single mode optical fibre to x-ray irradiation
Author(s) -
S.S. Che Omar,
Suhairul Hashim,
Suhaimi Ibrahim,
Wan Muhamad Saridan Wan Hassan,
Ghafour Amouzad Mahdiraji,
Naurah Mat Isa,
Muhammad Isa Khan,
Mohd Muzammil Abd Jalil,
Ahmad Bazlie Bin Abdul Kadir
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/546/1/012018
Subject(s) - irradiation , thermoluminescence , materials science , optics , optoelectronics , physics , luminescence , nuclear physics
We present the characteristics of the thermoluminescence (TL) response of single mode optical fibre (SMF) subjected to 30 and 70 kV x-ray irradiation. The TL responses are compared with commercially available TLD-100 (rod types). The SMF and TLD-100 were irradiated with x-ray source by using X-rays Generator model Phillips MG 165 located at Malaysian Nuclear Agency. The SMF and TLD-100 show linear dose response subjected to 30 and 70 kV x-ray irradiation. The SMF shows TL response by 10 times and 8 times greater than TLD-100 for the above-mentioned energies. The TL sensitivity characteristics of SMF show promising results to be introduced as a TL dosimeter material. The SMF could be used in several applications in the fields of medicine, industry, and research purposes